“Dinosaurs started small, playing a minor role in their ecosystems during the Triassic,” Heath said. “They lived in the ...

Archaeopteryx, long considered the earliest fossil bird, could be knocked off its perch by Baminornis zhenghensis, which ...

During the Triassic, though, those mountaintop rock layers made up ... Sander said “we have miserable coverage for what was among the most giant animals on Earth.” Sander said the limited record makes ...

Read more Largest ever animal may have been Triassic ichthyosaur super-predator Miguel Marx at Lund University in Sweden and ...

The traits that dinosaurs and pterosaurs evolved at small size, when the animals were squeaking by in a world filled with more imposing reptiles, may have allowed them to survive the end-Triassic ...

Scientists think they know where the missing pieces to the puzzle of the evolution of dinosaurs could be found.

Many think dinosaurs first emerged on land well south of the equator that now forms part of Argentina and Zimbabwe, but they may have actually arisen in tougher conditions near the equator ...

Explore the Triassic world: how dinosaurs rose up after ... said the NOAA Ocean Exploration on its website. These animals are usually found about 170 to 2,140 metres deep in the ocean, with ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Dinosaurs long dominated Earth's land ecosystems with a multitude of forms including plant-eating giants like Argentinosaurus, meat-eating brutes like Tyrannosaurus ...